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.270 for elk

Recently purchased a new .270 Win for deer hunting, but am considering taking it on my elk trip this fall.
Anyone on here use a .270 for elk and if so how has it performed for you?
I'll be shooting a 130 gr SST Hornady Superformance @3200fps.
I have other larger caliber options, but want input from you all on the .270 for elk.

The most important thing is shot placement, done properly I've seen elk go down with one shot with a .243.

Colorado Cowboy
Cowboy Action Shooter; Endowment Life Member-NRA
The Original Rocket Scientist-Retired
"My Father always considered a walk in the mountains as the equivalent of church going."
Aldous Huxley

I hunted almost everything with a .270 until 2006. My family killed several elk and moose, even a couple grizzlies with a .270. Limit your shots to about 250 yards, and use a quality bullet. A Barnes X type bullet, Nosler Accubond, or Trophy Bonded are very good bullets. Although my family shot 130 grain bullets in most situations (which were the most accurate), we shot 150 grain bullets when hunting larger game with a .270. I used to always use Federal Premium ammo.

First rule of elk hunting no matter what…don't stop shooting until the animal is on the ground and done for!!

Recently purchased a new .270 Win for deer hunting, but am considering taking it on my elk trip this fall.
Anyone on here use a .270 for elk and if so how has it performed for you?
I'll be shooting a 130 gr SST Hornady Superformance @3200fps.
I have other larger caliber options, but want input from you all on the .270 for elk.

Switch bullets to something bonded and you will be fine. Stay away from the SST as they are designed for thin skinned game- Not Elk. I'm repeating to make sure you get the message and not make the mistake I have seen others make. Nothing turns a hunt sour more than a wounded animal. The Hornady Interbond in the same load is my favorite.

I carry a 270win for most of my hunting including elk. I shoot 150gr Federal Fusion and they worked perfectly on the two antlerless elk I was lucky enough to draw tags for. I have yet to put a bullet into a big bull but when I do it will be from the 270win unless I happen to be carrying my 25-06rem that day.